Exercising apparatus.



PATBNTBD NOV. 5', 1907.

' P. MARSLAND.

EXBRGISING APPARATUS.

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FRANK MARSLAND, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.-

EXERCISING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.

Application filed February 28. 1906- Serial No. 303.342.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FRANK IVIARSLAND, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented certain novel and usefulImprovements in Exercising Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to exercising apparatus and has particularapplication to apparatus designed especially for use in gymnasiums or inconnection with physical culture exercises in the home.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof parts set forth in and fall ing within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawings whereinl have de line-ated a preferredembodiment of my invention, like characters of reference indicate likeparts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section of anembodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, aportion of the frame being removed to expose the construction of theapparatus.

The use of a certain class of apparatus and the employment of certainphysical culture exercises are very often prohibited in small gymnasiumsthrough the lack of space, and in crowded or cramped quarters it isnecessary to dispense with a class of apparatus which, as is well knownto physical culture teachers, may be used with beneficial results indeveloping the body.

It is the object of my invention to provide an apparatus which may beemployed as a tugging or wrestling machine which will embody the desiredfeatures of simplicity, durability and compactness, so that it may beset up and used in the smallest of gymnasiums and even in the homewithout inconvenience and crowding.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, Fig. 1 illustratesone embodiment of the inven tion and comprises a standard or poleindicated as a whole at A, which is formed of telescoping sections 5 andU, the section or sleeve (3 forming the lower part of the pole and beingsecured to the floor or at any other convenient and suitable pointthrough means of the blind ring or coupling 7. The upper end of the pole5 is provided with a ring 8 having therein a plurality of holes throughwhich pass the ends 10 of the coil tension springs 11, said ends beingfastened to the ring. These coil springs radiate from the center or hubring 8 in the manner clearly shown in Fig. 2 and have their end portions12 coupled to the eye rings 13 arranged at intervals around the innerWall of the hoop 14. This hoop in turn is rigidly and firmly secured inthe box frame 15 having the top covering 16 and adapted to be secured tothe ceiling of a Wall or other suitable place, as is indicated in Fig.1..

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings the mode of use and the advantages incident to my improvedexercising apparatus will be readily apparent. In the employment of thesame great freedom of movement of the device is possible for the reasonthat in tugging or wrestling with the pole it may yield in anydirection, having practically a universal movement, for it will be notedthat the pole portion 5 may telescope in the sleeve 6 when the device isin use and at the same time the yielding or shifting of the pole in anyhorizontal direction is possible.

While I have herein shownand described one embodiment of my invention byway of illustration it will of course be understood that there may bemodification and variation without departing from the spirit or scope ofthe claims.

What I claim is- 1. An exercising apparatus, comprising a pole orstandard suitably anchored at one end and yieldingly supported at theother end, the body portion of the pole intermediate its ends beingadapted to be grasped in the operation of employing the apparatus.

2. An exercising apparatus, comprising a sleeve, a'rod freely slidingtherein, means for yieldingly supporting the red at the upper end topermit the freedom of the movement of the same, and means for anchoringor securing the sleeve at its lower end.

3. An exercising apparatus, comprising a sleeve member, a rodtelescoping therein at one end, means for connecting the sleeve memberto a support and a plurality of radiating tension devices at the otherend of the rod.

4. An exercising apparatus, comprising a hoop, a pole, and meansyieldingly connecting the pole or standard with the hoop at one end.

5. An exercising apparatus, comprising a. frame, a hoop arrangedtherein, a pole, means yieldingly connecting the pole to the hoop at oneend, and means for fastening the pole at the opposite end.

6. An exercising apparatus, comprising a sleeve member, a poletelescoping therein, means for movably securing the sleeve at its lowerend, a frame member, and springs connecting the upper end of the pole tosaid frame memberv In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thespecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK MARSLAND. Witnesses R. B. CAVANAGH, .115. J. IIERANDO.

